Motor Behavior Concepts in the Study of Balance: A Scoping Review

Aloraini, Saleh M.; Gelley, Geoffrey; Glazebrook, Cheryl M.; Sibley, Kathryn M.; Singer, Jonathan C.; Passmore, Steven

doi:10.1080/00222895.2019.1582472

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“…In contrast, the attention focus can be directed internally by focusing the grasping hand or the entire body during posture control. A previous study that examined the effects of attention focus during balance tasks reported the positive effects of external focus [8]. The effects of attention focus during postural control tasks have also been examined in elderly participants [9], in which the same positive motor learning effects are observed.…”

Section: Attention Focus During Balance Control and Sports Activitiesmentioning

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Application of Attention Focus in Rehabilitation to Promote Motor Performance and Motor Learning

Sawai¹,

Fujikawa²,

Yamamoto³

et al. 2023

Neurorehabilitation and Physical Therapy

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Attention focus plays an essential role in promoting motor performance and motor learning. There are two types of attention focus: internal focus and external focus. Internal focus refers to direct attention inside the body while external focus refers to direct attention outside the body. Several studies have reported that external focus positively affects motor performance and motor learning by promoting automatic control. The mechanisms of attention focus have been examined using electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). During rehabilitation, therapists promote patients’ movement acquisition and motor learning. This chapter reviews the application of attention focus in rehabilitation to promote motor performance and motor learning in patients.

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Section: Attention Focus During Balance Control and Sports Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Application of Attention Focus in Rehabilitation to Promote Motor Performance and Motor Learning

Sawai¹,

Fujikawa²,

Yamamoto³

et al. 2023

Neurorehabilitation and Physical Therapy

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“…Mittlerweile existieren viele Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema, deren Ergebnisse die förderlichen Einflüsse einer EFA nahelegen 4 , 5 . Ein Großteil dieser Forschungen bezieht sich jedoch vor allem auf (hirn-)gesunde Proband*innen 6 , 7 . Zu erlernende bzw.…”

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“…Stillstehen auf einem Stabilometer, Hin- und Herschwingen auf dem Skisimulator, Rückhandschlag beim Tennis, verschiedene Golfschläge, zielgenaue Würfe beim Basketball und Dart sowie vertikale Sprunghöhe 8 . Die Quintessenz aus diesen Arbeiten lautet: Die EFA resultiert in einer effektiveren Durchführung und einem effektiveren Erlernen von Bewegungen als die IFA 7 , 9 .…”

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Huber¹

2023

VPT Magazin

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“…In that study, 16 out of 25 participants with a concussion were observed to have increased variability in their balance control, an observation that aligns with our current findings. While the Sway Balance app and BTrackS have both demonstrated clinical utility, both assesses balance control with a static task, which may mask neurosensory dysfunction relative to a more challenging dynamic task [17,18]. Thus, our dynamic balance protocol was developed to overcome this potential limitation in mind.…”

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“…While such tests do have clinical utility [15,16], a more challenging dynamic balance task could uncover dysfunctional behavior that may not have been observed in the easier static balance task. This postulate was explored in a recent review in which the authors examined the use of Fitts' Law as a way to control for and/or scale up task difficulty in balance tasks [17]. While they noted most of the papers in their review only included healthy populations, they did note that Fitts' law has been used in this context in clinical settings.…”

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Neuromotor changes in participants with a concussion history can be detected with a custom smartphone app

et al. 2022

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Neuromotor dysfunction after a concussion is common, but balance tests used to assess neuromotor dysfunction are typically subjective. Current objective balance tests are either cost- or space-prohibitive, or utilize a static balance protocol, which may mask neuromotor dysfunction due to the simplicity of the task. To address this gap, our team developed an Android-based smartphone app (portable and cost-effective) that uses the sensors in the device (objective) to record movement profiles during a stepping-in-place task (dynamic movement). The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which our custom smartphone app and protocol could discriminate neuromotor behavior between concussed and non-concussed participants. Data were collected at two university laboratories and two military sites. Participants included civilians and Service Members (N = 216) with and without a clinically diagnosed concussion. Kinematic and variability metrics were derived from a thigh angle time series while the participants completed a series of stepping-in-place tasks in three conditions: eyes open, eyes closed, and head shake. We observed that the standard deviation of the mean maximum angular velocity of the thigh was higher in the participants with a concussion history in the eyes closed and head shake conditions of the stepping-in-place task. Consistent with the optimal movement variability hypothesis, we showed that increased movement variability occurs in participants with a concussion history, for which our smartphone app and protocol were sensitive enough to capture.

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Motor Behavior Concepts in the Study of Balance: A Scoping Review

Cited by 6 publications

References 95 publications

Application of Attention Focus in Rehabilitation to Promote Motor Performance and Motor Learning

Application of Attention Focus in Rehabilitation to Promote Motor Performance and Motor Learning

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Neuromotor changes in participants with a concussion history can be detected with a custom smartphone app

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